So here’s the situation… I play my music straight from my PC for a long time now, using MediaMonkey and stored files on a separate magnetic HD.
I used to have a set of 5.1 Logitech Z-680 speakers that I always ran on 2.0 configuration and a Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum sound card (I later bough a Creative X-Fi that I didn’t like as much as the Audigy). That's how long it has been...
I’ve been moving around for several years and only settled down a couple of years ago. The Logitechs are gone and I bought a set of cheaper Edifiers and latter the S1000DB, which are cheap for what the reviews say they are. They are amped bookshelf speakers.
I also use a pre-made HP desktop PC with onboard sound… but sound doesn’t satisfy me much, especially with classic music. Those are big FLAC files and I just don't get the detail and flare I remember.
I run the Edifiers via bluetooth as my motherboard had no optical out and the out 3.5 port is taken by headphones.
I’ve looked and looked online and just got lost on so much information:
I used to have a set of 5.1 Logitech Z-680 speakers that I always ran on 2.0 configuration and a Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum sound card (I later bough a Creative X-Fi that I didn’t like as much as the Audigy). That's how long it has been...
I’ve been moving around for several years and only settled down a couple of years ago. The Logitechs are gone and I bought a set of cheaper Edifiers and latter the S1000DB, which are cheap for what the reviews say they are. They are amped bookshelf speakers.
I also use a pre-made HP desktop PC with onboard sound… but sound doesn’t satisfy me much, especially with classic music. Those are big FLAC files and I just don't get the detail and flare I remember.
I run the Edifiers via bluetooth as my motherboard had no optical out and the out 3.5 port is taken by headphones.
I’ve looked and looked online and just got lost on so much information:
- Some people say get a sound card - it had to be external, my HP motherboard has no slot available for anything. Plus, if I got an external sound card, I think I would have to run them wired, wouldn't I?
- Other say don’t bother, get a DAC - but the Edifiers already have a DAC, so wouldn’t that negate anything an extra DAC would do?
- Other people jump straight to ditch those speakers and get better ones... I honestly think they can't be the culprit, I'm sure they have to be much better than 2 satellites on the old Logitechs?
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